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July 2010

26ACA Chairman Friedman Sets Goal Of Ending Big Media Price Discrimination Against Small Cable Customers
9ACA Urges FCC To Study the Impact of Broadcasters’ Collusion On Competition, Diversity, And Localism in Local Broadcast Markets

June 2010

4ACA Statement On Need For Government Probe Of Local TV Price Fixing

May 2010

19ACA Calls On The FCC To Halt Broadcasters From Charging Discriminatory Fees & Forming Local Pacts To Collude On Prices

April 2010

20ACA Chairman Friedman: Trade Group Fully Committed To Comcast-NBCU Merger, Retransmission Consent Battles

March 2010

10ACA Joins Large Coalition Seeking FCC Reform Of Retransmission Consent
7ACA Statement On Disney Pulling Its ABC Signal From 3 Million Cablevision Customers
4Statement Of ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka On Sen. Kerry's Letter To FCC Chairman Urging Retransmission Consent Reform

February 2010

22In Seattle Times Column, ACA Chairman Steve Friedman Says Cash Demands Of TV Stations Are Increasing Monthly Cable Bills

November 2009

19ACA Calls On The FCC To Probe TV Local Marketing Agreements (LMAs)

September 2009

1ACA To FCC - Stop the Broadcasters and Media Conglomerates’ Abuse Of Small Ops

July 2009

30With Evidence of Market Failure All Around, ACA Calls For A Retransmission Consent Investigation By The FCC
14ACA Applauds House Introduction Of Local Television Freedom Act
6SNL Kagan Projects More Than Twofold Increase In Retransmission Consent Revenue

May 2009

21ACA Survey Confirms 271% Rise In 2009 Retransmission Consent
7First Quarter Results Affirm TV Stations' Pricing Power Over Small Cable

October 2008

28Market Abuse Evidence Mounting as FCC Considers New Wholesale Programming Rules
17ACA Calls on Commission to Restore Balance to Retrans Market

September 2008

25Retransmission Consent Complaints Demonstrate Continuing Broadcaster Abuse Of Independent Cable Operators And Consumers
18Broadcasters Again Tout Dramatic Rise in Retransmission Consent Revenue
4ACA Commends FCC Adoption of Digital Must Carry Exemption

July 2008

282008 is a Year of Progress and Potential for ACA and Independent Cable Industry
14Independent Cable Operators Unite to Address Issues of Cost, Choice, and Customer Service
8Too Little Relief for Too Little Operators

April 2008

7Independent Cable Calls Foul on Broadcaster Abuse of Market Power

March 2008

17Harm of Retransmission Consent Topic of Discussion at Cable Show

February 2008

19Independent Cable Rallies to Fight Discrimination at Hands of Broadcasters and Programmers
12Smaller, Independent Cable to FCC: Put Consumers First

January 2008

4Smaller Cable Operators Focus on More Choices for Consumers in FCC Filing

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